Day Seven, Waterville to Coulee City

We got an early start again today because we had a 42-mile stretch with no services and a good climb.  After about 15 miles a young lady stopped her car to tell us she had just left three bottles of water on the side of the road for us.  She said she had seen us in town yesterday and knew we could use the water.  We had plenty, but it was a great gesture.  The prior day we saw two half gallon containers of water on the side of the road as well.  We learned from the folks in Waterville that it was a practice started by the DOT several years ago when cars would overheat climbing that hill.  Now cyclists take advantage of it as well.  After arriving in Coulee City we had lunch and pitched our tents at a community park on the south end if Banks Lake.  We then rode four miles to the Dry Falls Visitor Center which was very interesting.  On to the Grand Coulee Dam tomorrow.